“Save KPLU” Campaign Hits $1Mill., Another $6Mill. to Go
The Friends of 88.5 FM community group hopes to raise enough money to match an offer made by the University of Washington.
SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 31st
Three years and a day after the radio debut of ‘The Lone Ranger,’ WXYZ Detroit introduced ‘The Green Hornet,’ which ran weekly for 16 years.
11-year-old Brenda Lee (pictured) made her T-V debut on ABC’s “Junior Ozark Jubilee.”
Julie Andrews, Henry Fonda, Rex Harrison and Jackie Gleason appeared in a two-hour CBS-TV special titled, “The Fabulous Fifties.”
And newsman Edwin Newman retired after 35 years with NBC Radio & TV.
ALL the milestones for Jan. 31st INSIDE.
Radio and the Stars of BBC’s Radio 1 from the 70’s
"When Auntie BBC put on a kaftan and beads and entered the pop age" murmurs the solemn opening commentary of this 1970 'Man Alive' TV analysis of UK pop radio. Posh voices in sepia suits submerged in cigarette smoke poke earnestly at this strange new radio thing growing with alarming speed its petri dish.
The problem with Postmedia
Postmedia is worth more dead than alive, with its current negative net equity of $89.3 million
CBC Radio’s Tribute to Dal Richards
On Thursday’s episode of “Rewind” Michael Enright featured interviews with Dal by Vicki Gabereau from 1996 and 1982, and a clip from the CBC’s As It Happens with Carol Off interviewing Dal on a notable world record in 2012.
SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 30th
This was the date ‘The Lone Ranger’ aired for the first time, from Detroit’s WXYZ radio.
Vancouver got its second TV station (first privately-owned) in CHAN, now known as Global TV.
NBC-TV introduced the anthology series ‘Robert Montgomery Presents’; the hour-long show would continue for 8 years.
And Mutual radio began airing ‘The Larry King Show’ from midnight to 5:30 am Eastern.
ALL the milestones for Jan. 30th INSIDE.
New Job Opportunity @The River in Prince George
The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group in Prince George is looking for a versatile talent who can pull off a locally focused, compelling and engaging show on Prince George’s most listened to radio station, 101.3 The River. You’ll be doing Mid-days and looking after the River Music
